Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-25

WaSSssNe Clothes.


The main thingth hn remembered il,
that bDi3iaq SafS viii net set the dirt,
NJ yellow tho cleiAeS. ami the mor.
soiled the clothing. lae greater the ad-
vantage nj this methoa, 4 ,'nnnder
Is needed, There is a tn FOUNDER OPP
Grated b, a lerer, which a child can
work with ease. ANY ether Kind will
do rs well, only more strength is No.
quired in the use Of the ordinary
wooden implement.
Sort the clothes, placing the finest
In the tub. the others In shape so that
they can be quickly reached when
needed. Shave any good soap. Put
this with Il little water, into II kettle 10
dissolve by boiling. Have ready also
Il boiler full of water, timing it. so rs
to have it boil at the same time the
soaD is dissolved. Then add tn the
boiling suds Il l.ttie salSoda and kero-
sene. AT this stage do hot leave it. as
the addition of the Kerosene will cause
it to overflow. lin a moment II two
the soap and kerosene will have form
Ell II complete emulsion, when 1t will
commence to rise. Remove from tire
and immediately pour over the clothes
in tub, adding the boiling water. Use
water freely and put in but u few
clothes at one time. Pound rapidly
wiring out, put i'll more clothes. Two
or three minutes is enough to spend
over each lot. asthe idea is To have the
water rs near boiling rs possible when
the clothes are put in, to loosen the
dirt. Twenty minutes is enough time
to use in pounding and wringiug the
ordinary washing for Il family of six
persons.
Now, look over the pieces. Hand
~kerchiefs, towels, napkins, table
cloths, sheets, pillow-slips-unless
used by laboring men, and much
soiled. need no rubbing. Ii the per-
son doing the washing is not strong,
she may now sit. having q little wa
ter in u wash-basm and a piece of
soap, on the table beside her, and rub
all soiled portions, such As collars.
Wristbands, etc, with the hands.
When strong and able, a tub and
board with II little water, will be,
perhaps. more satisfactory. In the
meantime, another boiler full of water
should be ready, that it may be 1T the
boiling point when the clothes are all
looked over. Pound them through
this, as through the first, taking no
more time, using only the clear wa
ter. Then through a last water,
which may be blued, and does not re-
quire to be boiling.
When wringing, a clothes stick
should be used, as the water is too hot
for hands. Sheets and table-cloths
will go through the wringer nicely if
started at one corner. Oyerails, or
any garment with buckles, should
have the buckle first put through the
wringer, when they will give no
trouble. The boiling st!ds will not
Injure any wringer. The mou of
soap must be determined, not only by
size of wash, but by the quality of
the soap. 1t is best to use a little
more than would be required in the
ordinary manner Many h~ousekeep-
erS who use kerosene, allow two table
spoonfuls to n w~ash-boiler of clothes,
but u teacupful is not too much to
use in the above way for a washing
for six persons.
If any object To the use OF kerosene
or soda, let them by all means try the
boiling suds poured over the clothes,
and if a FOUNDER is not used, allow
them to lie in the Suds, either over
night, or for an hour i'll the morning
while the other work is being attend
ed to. They will wash much easier.
4 tight cover made to tit the tub will
help in retaining the steam. But the
clothes must not be allowed to remain
IN the suds any length OF time if kero-
sene be used. 1t should be borne in
mind that fruit, tea, and coffee stains
should first be removed by pouring
boiling water through them. When
milk is used freely, the table-cloth
should first be washed through cold
water as, if the water is warm enough
to sour the drops of milk that may be
spilled on the cloth, the hot water will
only set stains that can Lever be re-
moved. Jennie CoWtey Spruce, in
food Housekeeping.